Burning since Wednesday, the devastating Butte Fire continues to burn homes and disrupt everyday life.

Burning since Wednesday, the devastating Butte Fire continues to burn homes and disrupt everyday life.

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Updated: 12:01 PM PDT Sep 13, 2015

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WEBVTT LIVE IN SAN ANDREAS AND ONE OF SEVERAL EVACUATION CENTERS. TOM: THE LOCAL HUMANE SOCIETY SET THIS UP TONIGHT, DOZENS OF CAGES GIVING THEIR PET OWNERS ONE LESS THING TO WORRY ABOUT. MANY RESIDENTS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH CALFIRE REPRESENTATIVES. BURNING SINCE WEDNESDAY, THE BUTTE FIRE KEEPS TO PROPERTY AND DISRUPTING LIVES. WE HAVE NO TELEPHONE, NO ELECTRICITY, WE DON'T HAVE WATER. T OM: DEEP WITHIN THE BURN ZONE, LINDA IS ONE OF THOSE RELYING ON BOTTLED WATER TO KEEP GOING. PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR HOMES. THE REST SO MANY HOMES THAT ARE LEVELED, BURNED TO THE GROUND. TOM: THE NUMBER OF HOMES LOST UP DRASTICALLY TO 86 WITH 51 OUTBUILDINGS ALSO DESTROYED. CALFIRE IS TRYING TO KEEP THAT NUMBER FROM GOING UP BY HELICOPTER WATER DROPS ANTENNA ED REYES. THOU BELOW, HAND CREWS PUT IN A FIRE LINE. A STRIKE TEAM FROM LOS ANGELES IS USING FIRE TO FIGHT FIRE. THE SITUATION REMAINS VERY VOLATILE EVEN IN AREAS THAT HAVE BURNED. WE PASSED THIS TELEPHONE POLE THAT HAS COLLAPSED WITH THE WIRES HANGING DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE ROAD. FURTHER ALONG, FIREFIGHTERS MOVE A TREE AFTER IT TUMBLES ACROSS THE ROAD. BUT MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN AT LEAST 10 COMMUNITIES AND 6400 STRUCTURES THREATENED, THOSE WHO LIVE HERE ARE ON EDGE. HUNDREDS ATTENDED A TOWN HALL MEETING IN ANGELS CAMP, LOOKING FOR ANSWERS. WE WANT TO KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL BE, WHAT DIRECTION IT WILL COME FROM. TOM: WITH THE NEED SO GREAT, THIS PARKING LOT IS NOW MICHELLE TO FOUR EVACUATED ANIMALS. SO THAT PEOPLE WERE BEEN EVACUATED CAN FOCUS ON WHAT THEY NEED TO DO. TOM: A LIVE LOOK HERE FROM THE COURTHOUSE, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE LOW AND JUST HOW -- THAT GLOW AND JUST HOW CLOSE IT IS. CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING, THE WINDS HAVE DIED AND THERE IS LESS HUMIDITY.

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Butte Fire keeps destroying homes, disrupting lives

Burning since Wednesday, the devastating Butte Fire continues to burn homes and disrupt everyday life.